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Make sure you're getting enough protein and iron, being a vegetarian it's a little bit more difficult but not impossible. There's great groups on MFP so no doubt you'll be able to find a vegetarian group that can share recipes with you. Also drink plenty of water! You probably hear it all the time but seriously! You can…

Try changing something, sometimes a bit of a shock to the system can work wonders. I'm not 100% what kind of training you do or what your nutrition habits are like but I find if I'm stuck in a rut it's usually because my body has just got used to the routine. Also try upping your water intake, it can help you lose so e of…

Thanks for that, interesting read.

Brains don't register weight loss very well and it actually can take a little while before you notice weight loss on yourself. Keeping photos from when you were at your heaviest can be a great reminder and motivator but also belts don't lie!! If your belt is to big for you now then you've definitely lost something! Try to…

I love these things! I have so many of them but don't have the slightest clue how to upload pictures to MFP haha, when I'm unmotivated I just search motivational picture quotes on google and read myself inspired again :D

From what I've read in other forums its more common than you think. Although I'm not 100% sure what it is, people have been saying that if you put talcum powder or anti perspirant on the specific area it can help to relieve the itching.

Hey Donna, I'm also from NZ. There's quite a few of us on here! 1kg = 2.2lbs If you'd like feel freeto add me for support and also search for nz or kiwi groups in the groups section, it's good to have some local support sometimes! Good luck! X

Thanks for the tips ladies, am going to keep on track at the gym and work a bit harder in the intake and definitely up the water, hopefully my belly fat is just water and will miraculously disappear when I up my water intake haha! :P ill let y'all know how that works out for me lol

Don't ever let what you *think* other people think of you get in the way of your goals. Chances are, they're thinking the exact same thing. Go for it!

Even if it isn't actual athletes foot using the same cream will help clear it if it is some kind of fungal infection. I've just found a small patch of ringworm on my tummy and my doctor told me to use athletes foot cream to clear it up.

This is such a great nsv! I first experienced this in summer when I couldn't stay in the water at the beach for more than ten minutes before turning blue! And to think I used to give my partner grief about it!! Don't be worried about the snow! Now you get to buy a new warm jacket and you get to know that under all those…

I was very close to my grandma when I was young, youngest of 3 girls so I always got left out. I was 11 when she passed away and about a month after she passed I was lying in my bed upset because my grandma was always there to give me cuddles and play games with me when I got left out and now I felt as if I had no one, I…

Thanks guys, appreciate the links! :)

That's horrendous!! I am a personal trainer and there are ways to ask personal questions and that wasn't it! I'm sorry you had to deal with that douche! I hope you come around and don't hate all personal trainers! We're not all bad I swear!

I know how you feel and tbh it really sucks when we should be feeling proud. The only advice I can offer you is to start lifting some weights, unfortunately toning won't happen on the cardio machines.. And if I had any advice about reinflating the girls trust me, I would've used it on myself! :P let me know if you figure…

If you search hard enough you can actually find some lone star meals on map because they have lone star in the states, just find something similar to what you had.

Totally agree! Negatives are the way. I went from doing only 1 pull up to 3 sets of 10 no problems!

Personally, I wear mine for everything because it actually helps me during my workouts to keep an eye on my hr and if its starting to get low (even during my weight lifting) I go and do some cardio based exercises to push it back up. What's the point of buying one if you're only going to wear it sometimes?

I found a great recipe on you tube for making protein ice cream.. It's absolutely fantastic. Made with protein powder and almond milk. Tastes yum and only takes about 10mins to make!

You had a bad day, it happens. Remember how angry you are right now for next time you feel like binging on not so great foods and use it as motivation to stay strong.

I'd give you a hug if i could. Im sorry to hear you've had to endure more than one horrible event in the past few weeks and I really hope things get better for you. In the mean time, the best thing you could do, is pick yourself up, dust yourself off and force things to start getting better :) Start with yourself, perhaps…

I agree with the above comment! Positive thinking has more of an impact than you know and vice versa with negative thinking. Realising that you have just as much power to do this as anyone of us on here is a powerful tool so start by believing yourself. Secondly, I'd say acknowledge the things that are making you sad or…

I have a few: "don't get upset by the results you didn't get from the workout you didn't do" "the voice inside your head that says you can't do this is a liar!" "sacrifice is giving up something good, for something better." "strong is the new sexy"

I'm 5'2" and I weigh 52kgs. This pretty close to being underweight on a BMI calculator but I'm far from it. I am reasonably muscular and have a tonne of strength. Try not to focus on the actual number and focus on your body instead. My ticker sits at 0kgs lost that's because I haven't lost weight, I've lost body fat %!…

If L/R =1 then I do 20-30x3

left & right = 1, it seems to go faster that way :P

Have you ever thought about perhaps buying an exercise DVD? A one off cost and then you could get a head start at home and get a bit more confidence. Good luck :)

Bump because I was actually wondering this the other day, I almost don't want to have a protein shake/bar after a workout because they're fairly high in calories and I don't want to go over... I think I'm doing it wrong! Lol!

Thanks for the helpful comments guys, Figured I'll just keep using both and if they both decrease/stay at the same rate then I'll know what's happening.

It only happens while I'm actually in my bed, if I get up an wander around the house my temperature is normal.